革
Character
animal hide
- Radical
- 革 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 廿
- Traditional
- 革
- Frequency
- #959 most common character
Meaning
gé
ge2- animal hide CC-CEDICT
- leather CC-CEDICT
- to reform CC-CEDICT
- to remove CC-CEDICT
- to expel (from office) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 革
Draw “革” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这个包是牛皮革做的。
zhè ge bāo shì niú pí gé zuò de
This bag is made of cow leather.
AI-generated sentence
他们要改革学习方法。
tā men yào gǎi gé xué xí fāng fǎ
They want to change the way they study.
AI-generated sentence
他因为错误被革职了。
tā yīn wèi cuò wù bèi gé zhí le
He lost his job because of a mistake.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 革
See all 76 →革新gé xīnto make something new and better by changing it in a big wayWordHSK 6革命gé mìnga revolution; a big change when people remove a governmentWordHSK 7–9革出gé chūto expelWord革囊gé nángleather purseWord革履gé lǚleather shoesWord革职gé zhíto sackWord革退gé tuìto dismiss from a postWord革除gé chúto eliminateWord革兰氏gé lán shìMr GramWord革兰阳gé lán yángGram-positive (bacteria)Word革制品gé zhì pǐnleather goodsWord